Bakhmut: Russians edge forward
A special report on life in Bakhmut in the east of Ukraine, which has become the epicentre of the war with Russia.
After losing ground in other parts of Ukraine, the fight to gain control of Bakhmut has become critical for Russia鈥檚 prestige.
It鈥檚 focused its soldiers, weapons and ammunition on the city, shelling it heavily every day. A majority of its people have left, but thousands of civilians, mostly elderly people, still live amidst ruins.
A 91热爆 team have been in the city at the start of the new year, speaking to military units and ordinary people about life there and we'll hear what they've found.
Also in the programme: the World Health Organisation accuses China of deliberately understating the impact of the latest surge in Covid cases there; and why the stars of the 1968 Romeo and Juliet film are suing for sexual abuse.
(Photo shows a destroyed apartment block in the city of Bakhmut, Ukraine. Credit: 91热爆)
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